Ibn Hud

Ibn Hud (died January 1238) was the emir of Andalusia from 1228 to 1237, serving as governor of Murcia under the Almohad Caliphate.

Biography
Ibn Hud was a descendant of the Banu Hud dynasty of Muslim Moors, and he was sent to govern Murcia by the Almohad Caliphate. In 1212, following the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, he led a rebellion against the incapable Almohads, and by 1228 he had become the ruler of almost all of Andalusia after forcing the Almohads back to Africa. However, he could not resist the Christian kings any better than the Almohads could, and he was defeated at Jerez in 1231. In 1233, he was forced to sign a truce with Castile, and he had to deal with the rise of Mohammed I ibn Nasr, who founded the last Muslim dynasty in Spain, the Emirate of Granada. In 1234, Cordoba was conquered by Fernando III of Castile, and in 1237 Ibn Nasr was accepted as ruler of Andalusia. Ibn Hud was assassinated at Almeria in January of 1238.